Something that pisses me off...

Urban Hat€monger ? · 12-23-2006, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by oojay

Here's something that pisses me off: People who say that certain music/artists "suck" just b/c they are popular. People who constantly boast their love for "indie" artists, and once those artists hit it big and start to become popular, that same douchebag disowns them and says they "suck". Its all just an attempt to pass themselves off as a unique individual, which most people can easily see right through.

Or on the other hand it could be that to achieve that mainstream status the band have watered down their sound so much and compromised what it was that was good about them in the first place making those criticisms perfectly justified

~~[MERIT]~~ · 12-23-2006, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

Or on the other hand it could be that to achieve that mainstream status the band have watered down their sound so much and compromised what it was that was good about them in the first place making those criticisms perfectly justified

Well anything is possible, but not all bands have to change to appease the mainstream audience. I'll assume that you comprehend what I'm saying and have just chosen to play Devil's Advocate.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 12-23-2006, 05:19 PM

Just offering an alternative veiwpoint as someone who has seen bands I like achieve mainstream popularity , and criticised them for the way they went about it.

~~[MERIT]~~ · 12-23-2006, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

Just offering an alternative veiwpoint as someone who has seen bands I like achieve mainstream popularity , and criticised them for the way they went about it.

Well anyband that is willing to change everything just to hit it big is most likely not worth listening to in the first place.

Chronotub · 12-23-2006, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by oojay

Well anyband that is willing to change everything just to hit it big is most likely not worth listening to in the first place.

I dissagree, plenty of decent bands have gone downhill aiming for comercial success

shiftael · 12-24-2006, 12:00 AM

I liek black, death, thrash, some power and even some 80's hair metal so ye once aian I'm probably in the minority..
I prefer black over most other types of metal, though, personally.

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shiftael Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 390	I liek black, death, thrash, some power and even some 80's hair metal so ye once aian I'm probably in the minority.. I prefer black over most other types of metal, though, personally.